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Receiving Credit From An Outside Institution
This information is intended to assist you in receiving chemistry course credit for courses taken outside of UC San Diego.
The courses listed below have been pre-approved for equivalency with UCSD Chemistry or Biochemistry coursework.
If you see your coursework listed below, you will need to send the chemistry department a VAC message letting us know which coursework you took and the UCSD equivelency in order for us to attach your credit.*
*Note that if you took a course at another UC, you may be able to receive credit automatically. See details here.
Important Note Regarding Pre-Requisites
If you are planning to take a course at another institution that is equivalent to a course at UCSD, but you need to enroll in the following course in the sequence (i.e. completing CHEM 6A over the summer elsewhere but enrolling in CHEM 6B here in the Fall), please know that we cannot approve you to enroll in the subsequent course until you have proof you have completed the pre-requiste. You may submit an unofficial transcript that shows your final grade via an EASy request to enroll in the course. Any requests for in-progress courses will be denied until the course is completed.If you do NOT see your institution or coursework listed below, you will need to submit a course substitution petition or pre-approval petition to the Chemistry and Biochemistry department. Approval is not guaranteed.
If you will be taking coursework as part of a Study Abroad program, please refer to the Study Abroad as a Chemistry Major page for additional guidelines on how to apply coursework to your chemistry major.
If you are a visiting (non-UCSD) student:
Please consult your home campus department to ensure accepted transfer courses and verify policies and procedures for transfer credit.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: If your organic chemistry course was taken during or after Fall 2022, whether it is approved on one of the lists below or petitioned with our department, it will credit to your Academic History as CHEM 41. This is to reflect the changes to our Organic Chemistry sequence and the new CHEM 40 series, please see our FAQ for more details.
Requirements to Note
48 Upper-Division Major Requirement
All majors in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department are required to complete a minimum of 48 upper-division units within the major at UCSD. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they meet this residency requirement, especially those who plan to take major upper-division coursework at another institution (e.g. via Study Abroad or another university).
Department Residency
All Chemistry/Biochemistry majors are required to complete at least six (6) upper-division courses within the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they meet this residency requirement, especially those who plan to take major upper-division coursework at another institution (e.g. via Study Abroad or another university).
For all other Major Requirements see the link below
See the categories below for previously approved courses at institutions outside of UCSD. Please note this list is constantly being updated.
University of California (UC) Schools
Please see below for a list of pre-approved University of California (UC) courses.
- UC classes taken Fall 2018 and later: Once your UC transfer course has posted to your Academic History, you should receive the UCSD credit automatically. If you do not, send a message via the VAC to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry requesting to have UCSD course credit attached to your transfer course. Ex. CHEM 1A (UC Irvine) = CHEM 6A UCSD
- UC classes taken prior to Fall 2018: You will not receive UCSD chemistry credit automatically. Send a message via the VAC to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry requesting to have UCSD course credit attached to your transfer course.
If you are a UCSD student planning to take a course at another UC:
- Find an approved course below.
- Take the course for a letter grade. You must receive a passing grade* in order to have the class count toward any major requirement within the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. You may not take these classe P/NP. If your major is outside of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, please contact your major department for grade requirements.
- Submit transcript as soon as possible to UCSD Admissions and wait for course to post to your academic history. This may take up to 8 weeks to process
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
UC School |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
UC Berkeley |
CHEM 1A = 6A CHEM 3AL= 43A |
2023 2024 |
UC Davis |
CHEM 2A or 2AH = 6A CHEM 2B or 2BH = 6B CHEM 2C or 2CH = 6C CHEM 2A + 2B + 2C = 7L CHEM 2A+2B + 2C = 6ABC + 7L CHEM 2AH + 2BH+ 2CH = 6ABC+ 7L CHEM 118A= 40A CHEM 118B = CHEM 40B CHEM 118C = CHEM 40C CHEM 118A+118B +118C = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 128A= 41A CHEM 128C= 41C CHEM 128A + 128B + 128C= CHEM 41ABC CHEM 129A + 129B= CHEM 43A CHEM 110A = CHEM 130
|
2023 2028 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022
|
UC Irvine |
CHEM 1A= CHEM 6A CHEM 1B= CHEM 6B CHEM 1C= CHEM 6C CHEM 1CL+1DL= CHEM 7L CHEM 1A+1B+1C+1CL+1DL= CHEM 6ABC+ 7L CHEM 51A = CHEM 41A CHEM 51B= CHEM 40B CHEM 51C= CHEM 40C CHEM 51LB + 51LC= 43A CHEM 51A, 51B, 51C+51LB+51LC= 40ABC + 43A CHEM 107 + 127 = CHEM 120A + 120B CHEM 127 = CHEM 120B CHEM 132A = CHEM 130 CHEM 132B = CHEM 131 |
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2028 2023 2023 2021 2021 2025 2027 2024 2024 |
UC Los Angeles |
CHEM 20A= 6A CHEM 20B= 6B CHEM 30A= 40A CHEM 30B= 40B CHEM 14C = CHEM 40C CHEM 30BL = CHEM 43A CHEM 153L = CHEM 108 CHEM 153B = CHEM 114C |
2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2024 2024 2027 |
UC Merced
Please note that for students who have taken Chem 2H, 10H, 8H and 100H and have not received automatic credit need to contact us directly through the VAC. Starting WI20 students will automatically receive credit for these courses. |
CHEM 2= 6A CHEM 2H = CHEM 6A CHEM 002 = CHEM 6A CHEM 2+10 = 6ABC +7L CHEM 2H + 10H = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 8H + 100H + 100LH = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 02H + 10H = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 8H + 100H = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 8= CHEM 40A |
2024 2024 2024 2027 2024 2024 2021 2024 2027 |
UC Riverside |
CHEM 1A= 6A CHEM 1A + 1LA = CHEM 6A CHEM 1B= 6B CHEM 1C= 6C CHEM 1A +1B+ 1C+1LA +1LB + 1LC= 6ABC + 7L CHEM 112A + 112B+112C = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 12A = CHEM 40A CHEM 12B = CHEM 40B CHEM 12C = CHEM 40C CHEM 12ABC = CHEM 40ABC+43A CHEM 8A = CHEM 40A CHEM 8B = CHEM 40B CHEM 8C = CHEM 40C CHEM 8LA + 8LB = CHEM 43A CHEM 8LA + 8LB + 8LC = CHEM 143B |
2021 2022 2021 2021 2023 2023 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2025 |
UC Santa Barbara |
CHEM 1A= 6A CHEM 1B= 6B CHEM 1C= 6C CHEM 2A+2B+2C = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 1AL+1BL +1CL= 7L CHEM 1A+1B+1C+1AL+1BL+1CL = 6ABC + 7L CHEM 109A or 109AH = 40A CHEM 109B or 109BH = 40B CHEM 109C or 109CH = 40C CHEM 6AL = 43A CHEM 109AH + 109BH+ 109CH + 6AL+ 6BL = 40ABC + 43A |
2022 2022 2022 2027 2021 2021 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 |
UC Santa Cruz |
CHEM 1A= 6A CHEM 1B= 6B CHEM 1C= 6C CHEM 1A+1B+1C+1N+1M= 6ABC + 7L CHEM 8A= 40A CHEM 8B= 40B CHEM 110= 40C CHEM 8A+8B+109 = 40ABC CHEM 8L + 8M= 43A |
2023 2022 2027 2021 2022 2022 2027 2021 2021
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California State Universities (CSU)
Please see below for a list of pre-approved California State University (CSU) courses (A-Z)
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
CSU School |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo |
CHEM 111 = CHEM 4 CHEM 124 = CHEM 6A CHEM 124 + 128 + 129 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 127 + 128 + 129 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 217+316+318+319 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2021 2022 2024 2021 2021 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
CHM 3140, 3140L, 3150, 3150L = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2026 |
CSU CHICO (CHICO STATE UNIVERSITY) |
CHEM 111 + CHEM 112 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS |
CHEM 110 = CHEM 6A CHEM 110 + 112 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 108 = CHEM 4 OR 11 |
2025 2026 2026 |
CSU EAST BAY |
CHEM 111+ CHEM 112 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 3301 + 3302 = CHEM 40AB + 43A CHEM 331 = CHEM 40A |
2027 2022 2027 |
CSU FULLERTON |
CHEM 120A+120B = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 211A = CHEM 40A CHEM 301A = CHEM 40A CHEM 211A+211B = CHEM 40ABC + 43A + 143B |
2024 2024 2024 2021
|
CSU LOS ANGELES |
CHEM 1100 + 1110 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 101 + 102 + 103 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 1100 = CHEM 4 CHEM 291A+291B+292A+292B+301 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 2200 + 2201 + 3200 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 2201 + 2211 = CHEM 43A
|
2026 2021 2023 2021 2022 2022 |
CSU MONTEREY BAY |
CHEM 110 + 111 + 110L + 111L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L | 2022 |
CSU NORTHRIDGE |
CHEM 101 + 101L + 102 + 102L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
CSU SACRAMENTO |
CHEM 1A + 1B = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 24 + 25 + 124 = CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2025 2027 |
CSU STANISLAUS |
CHEM 1200+1110 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 3010 +3020 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 3012 + 3022 = CHEM 43A |
2021 2021 2021 |
CSU SAN DIEGO (SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY) |
CHEM 100 = CHEM 4 CHEM 200 or 202 = CHEM 6A CHEM 201 = CHEM 6B CHEM 201 = CHEM 6C CHEM 200 + 201 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 202 + 201 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 100+200+201 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 232 + 432 + 232L + 432L = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 232 = CHEM 40A CHEM 232 + 232L = CHEM 40A + 43A CHEM 232 + 432 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 510A = CHEM 130 CHEM 251 = CHEM 100A CHEM 410A = CHEM 130 CHEM 410B = CHEM 131 CHEM 417 = CHEM 105A |
2022 2021 2021 2024 2024 2024 2021 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2027 2027 2028 |
CSU SAN FRANCISCO |
CHEM 115 +215 + 216 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 115 + 215 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 115= CHEM 6A CHEM 216 = CHEM 7L CHEM 233= CHEM 40A |
2021 2024 2027 2024 2027
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CSU SAN JOSE |
CHEM 1A = CHEM 6A CHEM 1A + 1B = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 112A+112B+113A = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2023 2023 2023 |
CSU SAN MARCOS |
CHEM 150 +150L+160+175 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 150 +150L + CHEM 162 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 150L = CHEM 7L CHEM 201 + CHEM 202 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 201L + CHEM 202L = CHEM 43A CHEM 275 + 275L = CHEM 100A |
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 |
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 115A = CHEM 6A CHEM 115A + CHEM 115B = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2027 2027 |
Other California Universities
Please see below for a list of pre-approved other California University courses (non CSU and UC) (A-Z)
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
California University |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 140 = CHEM 6A CHEM 140L = CHEM 7L CHEM 140+140L+150+150L = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 2027 2027 |
MARYMOUNT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY |
SCI 220 = CHEM 6A |
2021 |
NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1200 = CHEM 4 |
2027 |
POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 152 = CHEM 6A |
2027 |
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA |
CHEM 008 + 009 + 010 + 011 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 11 + 12 +13 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 31 + 32 + 33 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 141 = CHEM 114A |
2021 2025 2025 |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES |
CHEM 113L + 116L = CHEM 43A CHEM 311 + 311L + 316 + 316L = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2026 2026 |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 31A = CHEM 6A CHEM 31B = CHEM 6B CHEM 1 = CHEM 40A CHEM 2 = CHEM 40B CHEM 3 = CHEM 40C CHEM 1+2+3 = CHEM 40ABC |
2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 |
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS |
CHEM 131 + 132 = CHEM 6ABC |
2026 |
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC |
CHEM 25 + 27 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2024 |
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO |
CHEM 151 + 151L = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 151+151L+152+152L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 301L = CHEM 43A |
2023 2023 2027 |
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO |
CHEM 111 + 112 + 113 + 114 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 230+231+232 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2024 2024 |
California Community Colleges
- Please check assist.org to see the pre-approved course equivalencies for your coursework
- If you took your coursework at 2 different community colleges in two different districts, you will need to submit a course substitution petition in order for our department to review your coursework for UCSD equivalency
- If you took chemistry coursework at two different colleges within the same district and if both colleges use the same course numbering, it is likely that you will NOT need to petition. However, you will need to send us a VAC message so that your record can be updated.
Out of State Community Colleges
Please see below for a list of pre-approved out of state community college courses (A-Z)
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
Out of State Community College (CC) |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
AMARILLO COLLEGE |
CHEM 1411 + CHEM 1412 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2027 |
| ANNE ARUNDEL CC |
CHEM 111 + CHEM 112 = CHEM 6ABC |
2025 |
| ANOKA-RAMSEY CC |
CHEM 1020 = CHEM 4 |
2027 |
| AUSTIN CC |
CHEM 1111 + 1112 + 1311 + 1312 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2023 |
| BARTON CC |
CHEM 1814 + 1816 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2026 |
| BERGEN CC |
CHEM 140 + 141 + 240 + 241 = CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2026 |
| BUCKS COUNTY CC |
CHEM 121 + 122 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| BELLEVUE CC |
CHEM 121 = CHEM 4 CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 161+162+163 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 261+262+263 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2023 2022 2022 2024 |
| BUNKER HILL CC |
CHEM 201+202 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2021 |
| CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CC |
CHEM 1892 =CHEM 7L CHEM 1710+1792+1810+1892 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2021 2024 |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK |
CHEM 26100 = CHEM 40A |
2025 |
| COASTAL CAROLINA CC |
CHEM 151+152 =CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2023 |
| COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA |
CHEM 121 = CHEM 6A |
2021 |
| DALLAS COLLEGE CEDAR VALLEY |
CHEM 1405 + 1406 = CHEM 4 or CHEM 11 |
2027 |
| EDMONDS CC |
CHEM 121 = CHEM 4 CHEM 141 = CHEM 6A CHEM 142 = CHEM 6B CHEM 163 = CHEM 6C CHEM 161+162 = CHEM 6A+B CHEM 141+142+143+151+152+153 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 141 + 151+162+163=CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 241 +242 + 243 + 251 + 252 + 253 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A + 143B CHEM 261+262+263=CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2021 2021 2021 2021 |
| EVERETT CC |
CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 161 + 162 = CHEM 6A + 6B CHEM 161 + 162 + 163 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 140+161+162 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 261 = CHEM 40A +43A CHEM 262 = CHEM 40B CHEM 263 = CHEM 40C CHEM 261+262+263 = CHEM 40ABC +43A |
2024 2024 2027 2021 2024 2024 2024 2024 |
| GREEN RIVER CC |
CHEM 140 = CHEM 4 CHEM 121 = CHEM 11 CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 140+150+163 = CHEM 7L |
2022 2022 2021 2021 |
| HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE |
CHEM 201+201 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2021 |
| HOUSTON CC |
CHEM 1411 = CHEM 6A CHEM 1301, 1412, & 111 = CHEM 6A, 6B, 6C, & 7L CHEM 1311 + 1111 = CHEM 6A |
2024 2026 2027
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| IVY TECH CC | CHEM 111 = CHEM 6A | 2026 |
| LAKE TAHOE CC | CHEM 101 + 102 + 103= CHEM 6ABC+7L | 2027 |
| MARICOPA CC | CHM 152 = CHEM 6C | 2027 |
| MIDDLESEX CC | CHE 251 = CHEM 40A | 2027 |
| MONTGOMERY CC | CHEM 203L + 204L = CHEM 143B | 2025 |
| MOUNT HOOD CC | CHEM 221 = CHEM 6A | 2025 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CC |
CHEM 111= CHEM 6A CHEM 111 + 112 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 241 + 242 = CHEM 40ABC |
2023 2026 2027
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| NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE |
CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 162 = CHEM 6B CHEM 161+162+163 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2024 2021 2023 |
| PHOENIX CC |
CHM 151 + CHM 152 = CHEM 6ABC CHM 152 = CHEM 6C CHM 151LL = CHEM 7L |
2027 2027 2027 |
| PIERCE COLLEGE |
CHEM 161+162+163 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2021 |
| PIKES PEAK CC | CHEM 111 = CHEM 6A | 2027 |
| PORTLAND CC | CHEM 221 = CHEM 6A CHEM 221+222+223 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2026 |
| SAINT LOUIS CC | CHEM 105+106 = CHEM 6ABC+7L | 2021 |
| SEATTLE CENTRAL CC |
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2023 |
| SHORELINE CC |
CHEM 171 + 172 = CHEM 6A CHEM 171 = CHEM 6A CHEM 171 + 172 + 173 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 181+182+183 = CHEM 7L |
2022 2022 2024 2024 |
| SOUTH PUGET SOUND CC |
CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 161+162+163W/ LAB = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2021 2021 |
| SPOKANE FALLS CC |
CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A+7L CHEM 162 = CHEM 6B CHEM 163 = CHEM 6C |
2024 2024 2024 |
| TACOMA CC |
CHEM 161 = CHEM 6A CHEM 162 = CHEM 6B CHEM 161+162+163 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 261+262+263 = CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2021 2021 2024 2024 |
| WAKE TECHNICAL CC |
CHEM 151 + 152 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| WESTCHESTER CC |
CHEM 107 = CHEM 6A |
2027 |
| WESTERN NEBRASKA CC |
CHEM 1090= CHEM 6A |
2027 |
| WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
CHEM 161+162+163 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 261+262+263 = CHEM 40ABC |
2022 2022 |
| WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE |
CHEM 203 = CHEM 6C |
2028 |
| WINDWARD CC |
CHEM 161 + 162 + 161L + 162L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
Out of State Universities
Please see below for a list of pre-approved out of state university courses (A-Z)
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
Out of State University |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 101 = CHEM 4 CHEM 113+116 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 233 + 237 = CHEM 40A CHEM 241A+241B+243A+243B = CHEM 40ABC+43A CHEM 114 + 116 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 111 + 112 + 117 + 118 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 233 + 234 + 237 + 238= CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2021 2021 2021 2021 2025 2027 2027 |
BARD'S COLLEGE AT SIMON'S ROCK |
CHEM 100 = CHEM 6A +7L |
2024 |
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 3331 + 3332 = CHEM 40ABC |
2025 |
BOSTON COLLEGE |
CHEM 1109 + 1110 + 1111 + 1112 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 2231 + 2232 + 2233 + 2234 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2024 2024 |
BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
CH 101 + 102 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CH 203+204 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CH 203 = CHEM 40A |
2022 2024 2027 |
|
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 105 + 106 + 113 = CHEM 6ABC |
2027 |
|
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 181 + 182 = CHEM 6ABC |
2027 |
|
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK |
CHEM 26100 = CHEM 40C |
2027 |
|
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY |
CH 1010 + 1011 + 1020 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CH 2230 = CHEM 4 |
2024 2024 |
|
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY |
CHEM 121 + 123 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L | 2024 |
| COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 121+131 = CHEM 6A CHEM 122 + CHEM 132 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2024 2027 |
| CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 321 + 322 + 323 + 324 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 203 + 204 + 205 + 206 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2022 2025
|
| FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE |
CHM 2046L + CHM 2046 + CHM 2045L + CHM 2045 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2025 |
| FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 120 = CHEM 6A CHEM 340+342+340L+342L= CHEM 41ABC+43A |
2025 2028 |
| GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 510 = CHEM 126A |
2027 |
| HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
CHEM 151+152+161+162 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
CHEM 124 = CHEM 6A |
2026 |
| LAKE FOREST COLLEGE |
CHEM 115+115L+116+116L= CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 220+220L+221+221L= CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2028 2028 |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE |
CHEM 110 + CHEM 120 = CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2027 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1201 + 1202 = CHEM 6ABC |
2022 |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO |
CHEM 101+111+102+112 = CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2021 |
| MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES |
CHEM 131 + 131L + 132 + 132L= CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| MIAMI DADE COLLEGE |
CHEM 1025 = CHEM 6A |
2025 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 141 + 142 + 160 + 161 = CHEM 6ABC+ 7L |
2026 |
| MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
CHEM 1310 = CHEM 6A |
2027 |
| MONTGOMERY COLLEGE GERMANTOWN |
CHEM 131 + 132= CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHE 310 + 320 = CHEM 40ABC CHE 311 = CHEM 43A CHE 305 = CHEM 100A |
2025 2027 2027 |
| NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 114, 115, 116, + 117 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2025 |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1161 + 1162 = CHEM 6A CHEM 1214 + 1215 = CHEM 6A +B CHEM 1211 + 1212 + 1214 + 1215 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 2311 = CHEM 40A CHEM 2311 + 2312 + 2313 + 2314 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CHEM 2313 + 2314 = CHEM 40ABC+ 43A |
2026 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 151+151L+152+152L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2024 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 231+232+233 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 331+332+333 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 331 + 332 = CHEM 40AB |
2022 2022 2025 |
| OREGON INSITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
CHEM 221 + 222 + 223 = CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2023 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY |
CH 201 = CHEM 6A |
2027 |
| OTTAWA UNIVERSITY |
CHE 12044 + CHE 12144= CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2027 |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 110 = CHEM 6A CHEM 110+112 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 110 + 111 + 112 + 113 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 210 = CHEM 40A |
2027 2022 2025 2025 |
| PORTALND STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 221+222+227+228 = CHEM 6AB+7L CHEM 334 + CHEM 335 + CHEM 336 + CHEM 337 + CHEM 339 = CHEM 40ABC +43A |
2026 2026 2026 2027 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 11500+11600 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2022 |
| REED COLLEGE |
CHEM 101 + CHEM 102 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 165 = CHEM 6A |
2027 |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1411 + 1412 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2025 |
| SEATTLE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1500 + 1510+1520+1501+1511+1521 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2022 |
| SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 223 + 229 + 222 + 228 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2025 |
| SUNY STONY BROOK |
CHEM 129+132 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 331+332 = CHEM 40ABC |
2021 2021 |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 106+107+116+117 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 106+107 = CHEM 6A + 6B |
2023 2028 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - SAN ANTONIO |
CHEM 1111 + 1112 + 1311 + 1312 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2025 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1307 + 1107 + 1308 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 1107+1108= CHEM 7L CHEM 3105+3106+3350+3306= CHEM 41ABC+43A |
2025 2028 2028 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA |
CHEM 241A + 241B + 243A+243B = CHEM 40ABC+43A CHEM 151+142 = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 151 = CHEM 6A |
2021 2021 2021 |
| UNVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER |
CHEM 2031 + 2038 + 2061 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH |
CHEM 1401 + 1403 + 1411 + 1413 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER |
CHEM 1010+1020+2131= CHEM 6ABC CHEM 1240 + 1250 + 2141 = CHEM 7L CHEM 2451 + 2461 = CHEM 40A |
2027 2027 2027 |
| UNVERSITY OF HAWAII HILO |
CHEM 162 = CHEM 6C |
2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA |
CHEM 161 + 161L+ 162 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON |
CHEM 1111 + 1112 + 1311 + 1331 = CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST |
CHEM 111 + CHEM 112 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 261 = CHEM 40A |
2026 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL |
CHEM 3440 = CHEM 126A |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK |
CHEM 131 = CHEM 6A |
2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, DEARBORN |
CHEM 134 + CHEM 136 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA |
CHEM 1180 + 1184 + 1190 + 1194 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO |
CHEM 121+122+123L+124L = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 121+122 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 123L+124L = CHEM 7L CHEM 301 = CHEM 40A CHEM 303L = CHEM 43A |
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO |
CHEM 121A + 121L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 121A+121L+122A+122L=CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2021 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS |
CHEM 1410+1420+1430+1440 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 2370 + 2380 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 2370+2380+3210+3220 = CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2027 2024 2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON |
CHEM 221 + 222 + 223 + 227 + 228 + 229 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 331 + 335 + 336 + 337 + 338 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A CH224H + CH225H + CH226H + CH227 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 111 = CHEM 4
|
2022 2022 2025 2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND |
CHEM 207+277+208+288 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 207+277+208+278 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2022 2025
|
| UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND |
CHEM 110 + 230 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS |
CHEM 111+112 = CHEM 6ABC |
2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA |
CHEM 111 + 111L + 112 + 112L = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN |
CHEM 301 + 302 = CHEM 6ABC |
2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO |
CHEM 1105 +1106+1305+1306 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH |
CHEM 1210 + CHEM 1215 + CHEM 1220 + CHEM 1225 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L CHEM 1210 + CHEM 1220 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 2310 + 2315 + 2320 + 2325 = CHEM 41ABC + 43A |
2027 2027 2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT |
CHEM 31A + CHEM 32A = CHEM 6ABC +7L CHEM 141 + 142 = CHEM 40ABC + 43A |
2027 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA |
CHEM 1410 + CHEM 1420 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - SEATTLE |
CHEM 142 = CHEM 6A CHEM 152 = CHEM 6B CHEM 162 = CHEM 6C CHEM 142+152+162 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 237 = CHEM 40A CHEM 238 = CHEM 40B CHEM 241 = CHEM 43A |
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 |
| UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1210 + 1215 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 101 + CHEM 102 = CHEM 6ABC |
2027 |
| VIRGINA TECH INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1035 = CHEM 6A |
2026 |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AT ST. LOUIS |
CHEM 151 = CHEM 7L CHEM 111A + 112A + 151 + 152 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2024 2024 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 120 + 121 + 222 + 223 = CHEM 6ABC + 7L |
2026 |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY LOUISIANA |
CHEM 1110+1111L+1021L+1120 = CHEM 6ABC +7L |
2024 |
Out of Country Universities
Please see below for a list of pre-approved out of country courses, both for International students and Study Abroad.
For Study Abroad Courses
- If the course you wish to take meets the minimum criteria listed in the Applying Coursework Taken Abroad Toward the Major section of the Study Abroad page and is listed below, please send the Chemistry and Biochemistry department a message via the VAC after the course has posted to your UCSD academic history. We will then apply the stated UCSD equivalent credit to your record.
- If you wish to receive credit for conducting lab research abroad, see instructions here.
- You will need to complete this form
Courses listed in red have been approved before, but not in a few years. A petition will be required so that we can re-review the course curriculum to determine equivalency.
Out of Country University |
Pre-Approved Courses |
Expiry Date (end of calendar year) |
|---|---|---|
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - CAIRO |
CHEM 1005+1006+1015+1016 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 2016L+2006 = CHEM 100A CHEM 2003+3006+3010L+3016L = CHEM 40ABC+43A |
2024 2024 2024 |
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 2101 + CHEM 2102 + CHEM 2103 = CHEM 6ABC+7L CHEM 2271+ CHEM 2272 + CHEM 2203 = CHEM 40ABC+43A CHEM 2204 = CHEM 120A |
2027 2027 2027 |
COLLEGE IN KOREA (CNU) |
CHEM 14544 + 14545 = CHEM 40ABC CHEM 27046 = CHEM 43A |
2022 2022 |
EPFL |
CH-314 = CHEM 158 CH-242(B) + CH-244 = CHEM 130 + CHEM 131 + CHEM 132 CH-349 = CHEM 105A CH-343 = CHEM 135 CH-319 = CHEM 108 CH-309 = CHEM 100A |
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 |
GOCE DELCEX UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 1 = CHEM 6A |
2025 |
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON |
CE2-10-2 = CHEM 114A CE3-06 = CHEM 171 ENGR 113Y = CHEM 130 |
2021 2021 2021 |
| KINGS COLLEGE LONDON |
5BBM0212 = CHEM 118 5BBB0223 = CHEM 114B |
2023 2023 |
| KOREA UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 15110 + 15204 + 15340 + 15432 = CHEM 6ABC+ 7L CHEM ISC292 = CHEM 40A |
2022 2025 |
|
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY |
SCI2035 = CHEM 114A |
2022
|
| MCGILL UNIVERSITY | CHEM 212 = CHEM 40A | 2027 |
| NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY | 186S = CHEM 199 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE |
IEE2030 = CHEM 40A CM2121 = CHEM 40A LSM3211 = CHEM 118 LSM3243 = CHEM 113 |
2021 2021 2027 2027 |
| QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON |
CHE203A = CHEM 120A CHE203B = CHEM 120B BIO161 = CHEM 114A CHE104 = CHEM 135 CHE206A = CHEM 168 CHE113 = CHEM 120A CHE2304 = CHEM 126 |
2023 2023 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 |
| SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY |
CHEM 121 + 122 + 126= CHEM 6ABC+7L |
2027 |
| UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID |
QUIMICA ANALYTICA = CHEM 100A QUIMICA INORGANICA 1 = CHEM 120A QUIMICA FISICA 1 = CHEM 126A |
2024 2024 2024 |
| UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA DE PUERTO RICO |
CHEM 1111 + 2212 = CHEM 6ABC CHEM 2221 = CHEM 40A |
2022 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY CEU SAN PABLO |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I = CHEM 40A |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN IRELAND |
CHEM 10120 = CHEM 6C ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 + 2 = CHEM 40AB + 43A |
2022 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON |
CHEM2304 = CHEM 126 CHEM 2601 = CHEM 114A PHAR0007 = CHEM 118 PHAR0011 = CHEM 167 CHEM 0016 + CHEM 0018 = CHEM 41BC+43A |
2023 2021 2028 2028 2028 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MAASTRICHT |
BIOCHEMISTRY (SCI2035) = CHEM 114A |
2027 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UTRECHT |
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY = CHEM 167 |
2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO (PHILIPPINES) | CHEM 2 = CHEM 43A | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN |
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (NKEK11002U) = CHEM 173 THE CHEMISTRY OF METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (NKEK14015U) = CHEM 125 |
2025 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
CHEM 11043 + BILG09095 = CHEM 108 CHEM 11014 = CHEM 100A CHEM 10024 = CHEM 152 CHEM 10048 = CHEM 171 CHEM 10052 = CHEM 114A CHEM 1A = CHEM 40A + 7L |
2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER |
CHEM 30432 = CHEM 157 CHEM 30212 = CHEM 141 CHEM 20312 = CHEM 120A BIOL 21132 = CHEM 114B |
2023 2023 2023 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY |
CHEM2523 = CHEM 114A |
2028 |
| YONSEI UNIVERSITY |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (OR CHEM 111S) = CHEM 40A BTE2200 = CHEM 40A CHEM 102: ORGANIMETALLIC CHEM = CHEM 120A |
2022 2024 2023 |